The Reading & Northern Railroad will be celebrating the semiquincentennial of the United States in a “big” way. Reading & ...

But this wasn’t just any train, as I got to ride in a 1920s-era coach that was pulled by the largest, most powerful operational diesel-electric locomotive in the world, the Union Pacific EMD DDA40X.

The Silvis nonprofit Railroading Heritage of Midwest America has announced a weekend of rides on "The Quad Cities Rocket" to be held on the world's largest diesel locomotive.

The diesel-electric locomotive has been a mainstay of freight railroads and many passenger railroads for over a century. These locomotives have proven to have a great mix of power, fuel economy, and ...